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Model, Missile, Nike Hercules

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model of unknown scale of ...
KCRW

What’s the history of the Nike missile base on Mulholland?

Dan Kilgore lives with his family in Montrose, works at ABC Studios and loves mountain biking. He was cycling along Mulholland Drive, just west of the 405 in Encino, up high in the San Vicente ...
Star Tribune

Former Nike Hercules missile in St. Bonifacius stands as a reminder of the Cold War

For 14 years, they were the last resort for protecting the Twin Cities in case of a Soviet air attack. With 15 minutes' warning, Nike Hercules missiles could be raised from bunkers, moved to ...
Star Tribune

Listen: Was Minnesota home to nuclear missiles during the Cold War?

Fears of a Soviet attack during the 1950s spurred the federal government to install four missile sites around the Twin Cities. The "Nike-Hercules" nuclear warheads stored in those bunkers stood ready ...